SB 1030

Did not advance

Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause

Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a court to grant a petition for expungement of records relating to a certain conviction at any time on a showing of good cause; and specifying certain criteria for consideration of expungement for good cause.

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Testimony (46)

MGA witness list

FAV 40FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spaccasi, Olivia	ACLU-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Parsons, Matt	Baltimore Action Legal Team (BALT)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Muckle, Lonialobbyist	CASH Campaign of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bruce, Donna	CFUF - Witness	Position only
FAV	Liggins, Derek	Center For Urban Families	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Center for Urban Families (CFUF)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis-Clark, Bobbie	Center for Urban Families (CFUF)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Banks, Pastor	Cornerstone Full Gospel Church	Position only
FAV	Rosenberg, Glenn	For Better, Easier, and Faster Expungements	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Position only
FAV	Andrisse, Stanley	From Prison Cells to PhD, Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quarles, Antoin	Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)	Position only
FAV	Downs, Kirsten	Homeless Persons Representation Project (Main Branch)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bridges, Kam	Job Opportunities Task Force	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Witten, Jenniferlobbyist	LifeBridge Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Philip	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Kess, NaShonalobbyist	Maryland NAACP	Position only
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Katana, Shaolilobbyist	Maryland State Bar Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barry, Margaret	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Position only
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Battle, Carlos	New Shiloh Baptist Church	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Mary Denise	OPD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coleman, Harold	Private Citizen	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenburg, Glen	Private Citizen	Written (PDF)
FAV	Friedman, Karen	Retired Judge	Written (PDF)
FAV	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martz, Jacob	Vice Mayor, Sharpsburg	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Renaud	Individual	Position only
FAV	Bruni, Jennifer	Individual	Position only
FAV	Carter, Jill	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clunk, Art	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martz, Clare	Individual	Position only
FAV	Martz, Jacob	Individual	Position only
FAV	Martz, Jane	Individual	Position only
FAV	Rosenberg, Adam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Chiefs and Sheriffs Associations	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hill, Robert	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office and Maryland State's Attorney's Association	Oral
UNF	Gross, Kenneth	Individual	Position only
FWA	Ahearn, Charlotte	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Cross, Cashenna	NAACP	Position only
INFO	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

ACLU-MDFAV 1

Baltimore Action Legal Team (BALT)FAV 1

CASH Campaign of MarylandFAV 1

Center For Urban FamiliesFAV 1

Center for Urban Families (CFUF)FAV 2

CFUF - WitnessFAV 1

Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationsUNF 1

Cornerstone Full Gospel ChurchFAV 1

For Better, Easier, and Faster ExpungementsFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

From Prison Cells to PhD, IncFAV 1

Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)FAV 1

Homeless Persons Representation Project (Main Branch)FAV 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

LifeBridge HealthFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFWA 1

Maryland NAACPFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland State Bar AssociationFAV 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office and Maryland State's Attorney's AssociationUNF 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NAACPFWA 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

New Shiloh Baptist ChurchFAV 1

OPDFAV 1

Private CitizenFAV 2

Retired JudgeFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)FAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 1

Vice Mayor, SharpsburgFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMuckle, LoniaCASH Campaign of MarylandRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVDews, ChristopherCenter for Urban Families (CFUF)Registered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice

FAVWitten, JenniferLifeBridge HealthRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.

FAVKess, NaShonaMaryland NAACPRegistered for: NAACP Maryland State Conference of Branches

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVKatana, ShaoliMaryland State Bar AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.

UNFMehu, NatashaChiefs and Sheriffs AssociationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…